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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/22/2013 9:40:28 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/22/2013 9:58:54 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/22/2013 10:01:40 PM   
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Up to no good again I see.


NoDak: Aren't you supposed to be on your surfboard riding the wavecrest from that bursting dam?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/22/2013 10:05:47 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/22/2013 10:08:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Naw. VFA-195 is all the way over in Atsugi. And 617 squadron is busy doing re-enactments and going to parties.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/22/2013 10:17:02 PM   
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Naw. VFA-195 is all the way over in Atsugi. And 617 squadron is busy doing re-enactments and going to parties.


Ah you jest. But it isn't that far from the truth!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/22/2013 10:18:49 PM   
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Up to no good again I see.


NoDak: Aren't you supposed to be on your surfboard riding the wavecrest from that bursting dam?


Naw, looks like the dam is going to hold. So I got out and practiced panic and dispair for nothing.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 9:19:32 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 10:13:53 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 10:32:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		In the lighter moments of World War II, the Spitfire was used in an unorthodox role: bringing beer kegs to the men in Normandy.

During the war, the Heneger and Constable brewery donated free beer to the troops. After D-Day, supplying the invasion troops in Normandy with vital supplies was already a challenge. Obviously, there was no room in the logistics chain for such luxuries as beer or other types of refreshments. Some men, often called sourcers, were able to get wine or other niceties from the land or rather from the locals. RAF Spitfire pilots came up with an even better idea.

The Spitfire Mk IX was an evolved version of the Spitfire, with pylons under the wings for bombs or tanks. It was discovered that the bomb pylons could also be modified to carry beer kegs. According to pictures that can be found, various sizes of kegs were used. Whether the kegs could be jettisoned in case of emergency is unknown. If the Spitfire flew high enough, the cold air at altitude would even refresh the beer, making it ready for consumption upon arrival.





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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 10:33:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		A variation of this was a long range fuel tank modified to carry beer instead of fuel. The modification even received the official designation Mod. XXX. Propaganda services were quick to pick up on this, which probably explains the official designation.

A staged shot of the Mod. XXX tank being filled.





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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 10:34:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		As a result, Spitfires equipped with Mod XXX or keg-carrying pylons were often sent back to Great-Britain for maintenance or liaison duties. They would then return to Normandy with full beer kegs fitted under the wings.

The Spitfire had very little ground clearance with the larger beer kegs.




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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 10:35:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		Typically, the British Revenue of Ministry and Excise stepped in, notifying the brewery that they were in violation of the law by exporting beer without paying the relevant taxes. It seems that Mod. XXX was terminated then, but various squadrons found different ways to refurbish their stocks. Most often, this was done with the unofficial approval of higher echelons.
In his book Dancing in the Skies, Tony Jonsson, the only Icelancer pilot in the RAF, recalled beer runs while he was flying with 65 Squadron. Every week a pilot was sent back to the UK to fill some cleaned-up drop tanks with beer and return to the squadron. Jonsson hated the beer runs as every man on the squadron would be watching you upon arrival. Anyone who made a rough landing and dropped the tanks would be the most hated man on the squadron for an entire week.




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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 10:52:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Story is from this place http://ghostgrey.gaetanmarie.com/articles/2010/Modification%20XXX/Modification%20XXX%20-%20Beer-carrying%20Spitfires.htm

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 12:47:11 PM   
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Which is of course the intent of these assholes.


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 12:49:36 PM   
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Up to no good again I see.


NoDak: Aren't you supposed to be on your surfboard riding the wavecrest from that bursting dam?


Naw, looks like the dam is going to hold. So I got out and practiced panic and dispair for nothing.


Yes, but how did you score in the "Rush out and buy bread, eggs, and milk" event?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 12:52:13 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 2:15:21 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 2:54:37 PM   
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Yes, but how did you score in the "Rush out and buy bread, eggs, and milk" event?


Meh. It's NoDak. There's a run on the stores for ammunition in cases like this.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 3:04:20 PM   
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Ding! Now I have to hit Cabela's tonight.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 5:54:12 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 5:57:27 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 7:09:34 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 7:15:05 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 7:32:30 PM   
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Here's a video montage of the Lancaster, Tornadoes and, finally, the Spitfire flyover of the dam. Don't know if you'd seen this version of the video yet.

http://www.military.com/video/aircraft/military-aircraft/dambusters-70th-anniversary-tribute/2399752195001/

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 7:40:52 PM   
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I always have a couple of thousand rounds of ammo around the house. Haven't bought ammo for a few years now. Sheesh, I bet a .30-06 round must cost about $1.50 now.
Ding! Now I have to hit Cabela's tonight.


.30-06 never got scarce so I don't think it went up much. In fact none of the "Long rifle" stuff (.300,.270, 8mm, etc) went scarce. Hand gun (esp .38 spec,9mm,380 and most of all .22LR ) disappeared completely ,for a long while. And .223/5.56 went scarce , but cme back at a huge price increase. But if you have .22lr or 9mm you can even trade it for gold!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 8:00:19 PM   
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Dixie,

Here's a video montage of the Lancaster, Tornadoes and, finally, the Spitfire flyover of the dam. Don't know if you'd seen this version of the video yet.

http://www.military.com/video/aircraft/military-aircraft/dambusters-70th-anniversary-tribute/2399752195001/


I have now, thanks.

I think it's an interesting touch that one of the Tornado pilots involved in the flypasts is a Dutch pilot on exchange to the RAF.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 9:07:45 PM   
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A staged shot of the Mod. XXX tank being filled. [/size]



You can easily tell a staged shot of an aircraft. It'll have aircrew in it.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 9:57:05 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/23/2013 9:58:11 PM   
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